Welcome to 2 nd Grade Curriculum Night LET THE LEARNING BEGIN !
Your Second Grade Team Ms. Kelly Ms. Wangenheim Ms. Johnson Ms. Kehres Ms. Bowles Ms. Bennett Ms. Marsh Combined we have 80 years of teaching experience!
What’s special about second grade? Book Character Parade: Culminating Project after our narrative unit STEAM: Class projects with heat conductors/matter and Coding/technology Art Ed experiences : Lanier Meaders (Appalachian Art), Martha Berry ( Cherokee beadwork artist), and Georgia O’Keefe ( watercolors ) Discover Lab : Changes in matter, Energy/Forces, Erosion/land changes/Environment
Communication is the best way to contact teachers. “Communication Folders” are sent home every other Friday with graded papers. These folders contain school information. Please review, sign, and return graded papers the following school day. All dismissal changes should be sent to the teacher in the morning. If you send an throughout the day and the teacher does not respond, please call the school.
Absences and Tardies Please send a written note or within 3 days of when your child is absent from school Students are counted tardy if they are not in the classroom by 7:40 a.m. Students with excessive tardies or unexcused absences will be referred to the school social worker
Agendas Students will copy homework down in their agenda Agendas will come home daily Parents should sign each night
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids 1. Be Proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind 3. Put first things first. 4. Think WIN-WIN 5. Seek first to be understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the Saw
Math Unit 1: Extending Base Ten Understanding, Place Value Unit 2: Becoming Fluent with Addition and Subtraction, Word Problems Unit 3: Understanding Measurement, Length, and Time Unit 4: Applying Base Ten Understanding, Regrouping, Money Unit 5 : Understanding Plane and Solid Figures Unit 6: Developing Multiplication Unit 7: Show what you know, skill incorporation
Math Facts Your student should be fluent in addition, and subtraction If they struggle with this, flashcards are a great idea! You can even practice online, in the car, or on your tablets.
Reading Whole group/small group Inferencing Summarizing Connecting texts to a visual representation Compare/contrast Narrative elements Author’s purpose Exposure to a variety of genres Point of View (First and Second) Main Idea and Details Text Structures: Fiction and Non-fiction Demonstrate comprehension (who, what, when, where, why, and how) Accurately reads aloud Relates new information to prior knowledge
Written Expression/ELA Lucy Calkins writing workshop model Proper sentence structure (fragments, run-ons) Text types and purposes(informational, opinion, narrative) Research to build and present knowledge Capitalization Punctuation Nouns Reflexive pronouns Adverbs Adjective Verbs Prefix/suffix Antonyms, synonyms, homophones
Social Studies Unit 1: Georgia’s Regions and Rivers Unit 2: Georgia’s beginnings: Colonization of Savannah, Creek Indians, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, and James Oglethorpe Unit 3: Native Georgians: The Creek and Cherokee natives Unit 4/5: Civil Rights and Human Rights: Famous Georgians Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jimmy Carter Unit 6: Economics
Science Unit 1: Night Sky Unit 2 : Position of the Sun, Moon, Star Patterns Unit 3: Causes of Change Unit 4: Properties of Matter Unit 5: Sources of Change Unit 6: Pushes and Pulls Unit 7: Life Cycles
Health Unit 1: Safety: I know how to be safe in situations in my home, school, and community. Unit 2: Mental and Emotional Health: My actions affect the well- being of myself and others Unit 3: Tobacco: It is dangerous for me to experiment with tobacco. Unit 4: Drugs and Alcohol: It is important to read and follow the directions on medicines and household products Unit 5: Personal Health and Wellness: My behavior affects my health and well-being and the health and well-being of others. Unit 6 : Healthy Eating: My food choices affect my health.
Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a great year! Love, The 2 nd grade PAW Patrol